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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A youth stands on top of a car stolen from a Kenmure Rd address on Monday evening. Photo: supplied

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Shock after stolen car paraded on social media

A Dunedin family left without a vehicle after their car was stolen were shocked to see a teenager flaunting it to his friends on social media.

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Theatre groups told consensus needed

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Theatre groups told consensus needed

Consensus and compromise could help Dunedin theatre groups secure better facilities for the city, it has been signalled.

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DCC formally opposes Treaty Principles Bill

Dunedin teenager Perā Crowe (Ngāti Porou), 18, speaks in support of the Dunedin City Council's...

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DCC formally opposes Treaty Principles Bill

With little debate, the Dunedin City Council has formally lodged its opposition to the coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill.

University of Otago graduation

Meghan Ironmonger-White, 21, of Dunedin, holds up a sign with her nickname on it outside the...

University of Otago graduation

Hundreds of University of Otago graduands paraded down George St towards the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday, where they received degrees and diplomas in arts, music, theology and...

Argument escalates to gun threat

Argument escalates to gun threat

An argument between a pair of Mosgiel men escalated from words to one pointing a rifle at the other’s face, police say.

Anti-Israel messages 'a hate crime' - Aussie PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

Anti-Israel messages 'a hate crime' - Aussie PM

A car was set alight and two properties spray painted with anti-Israel messages in Sydney just days after an arson attack at a synagogue in Melbourne which is being investigated as terrorism.

Murder charge over Auckland driveway death

Police were still at the scene in Massey on Wednesday morning. Photo: Finn Blackwell/RNZ

Murder charge over Auckland driveway death

A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder after a fatal crash in the west Auckland suburb of Massey.

Govt won't reveal cost of new Cook Strait ferry plan

Govt won't reveal cost of new Cook Strait ferry plan

The Government has at last unveiled its plan to replace the Interislander ferries - almost one year after it scrapped Labour's project.

Firearm seized after police swarm Mosgiel street

Police at the scene in Mosgiel this afternoon. Photo: Linda Robertson

Firearm seized after police swarm Mosgiel street

Police have seized a firearm after a strong response, which included armed officers, to an incident in Mosgiel this afternoon.

One dead in Christchurch house fire

One person is dead after a house fire in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby this afternoon.

Watch: Graduation parade makes its way through city

The University of Otago graduation procession makes its way to the the Dunedin Town Hall before the first of two graduation ceremonies today.

Man who murdered Christchurch dog walker sentenced

Bailey Messervy, 20, at his trial in the High Court at Christchurch. Photo: Pool / Iain McGregor

Man who murdered Christchurch dog walker sentenced

The man who killed 62-year-old Christchurch father Nigel Wilson as he was walking his dog at Bexley Reserve in 2022 has been sentenced today.

Dangerous passing move caught on camera

Dangerous highway passing move caught on camera

A motorist's dashcam video of a car passing a slow-moving campervan on the left-hand shoulder of a South Island highway has caused a stir on a social media page.

NZ tumbles in adult literacy, maths rankings

New Zealand's international adult maths and literacy ranking has dropped. Photo: Getty Images

NZ tumbles in adult literacy, maths rankings

An international test shows adults' literacy and numeracy has fallen significantly over the past eight years.

Rebel-backed interim leader takes charge of Syria

People celebrate in the streets of Damascus, Syria, following the fall of the previous government...

Rebel-backed interim leader takes charge of Syria

Syria's new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister.

Prosecutors suggest sparing Trump from prison

Donald Trump speaks during the campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. Photo: Reuters

Prosecutors suggest sparing Trump from prison

Prosecutors have suggested to a New York judge the possibility of sparing Donald Trump any prison time.

Champion Aussie cyclist pleads guilty over wife's car death

Rohan Dennis won two world titles and two Olympic medals during his cycling career. Photo: Getty

Champion Aussie cyclist pleads guilty over wife's car death

Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis is not being held responsible for the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins, but has pleaded guilty to a charge that carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.

Raid on Dunedin gang pad targets 'crayfish crime ring'

Dunedin police raided a Caversham "gang pad" in an investigation into stolen crayfish estimated to be worth several hundred thousand dollars.

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Goose causing trouble in paradise

Jo Taylor takes a gander at a plucky goose who has ousted a father paradise shellduck in Broad...

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Goose causing trouble in paradise

A sordid love affair in Broad Bay has split a popular family, leaving a dad ostracised from his children, and the mother shacking up with another mother in the village.

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Man ran social media group chat for drug dealers

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Man ran social media group chat for drug dealers

A Dunedin man who ran a social media group chat for drug dealers and buyers told family he "couldn’t put up with being poor".

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